Le Morte d'Arthur (Complete 21 Book Edition). Thomas Malory

14. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved.

       15. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him.

       16. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.

       17. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady.

       18. How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur’s court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy.

       19. How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the castle the gates were closed against him, and of the words that the lady said to him.

       20. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was.

       21. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love.

       22. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir Gareth, and he, sore hurt in the thigh, smote off the knight’s head.

       23. How the said knight came again the next night and was beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.

       24. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was.

       25. How the Queen of Orkney came to this feast of Pentecost, and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.

       26. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.

       27. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.

       28. How the knights bare them in the battle.

       29. Yet of the said tournament.

       30. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he escaped out of the field.

       31. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him.

       32. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him.

       33. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet.

       34. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding.

       35. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast.

       Book VIII

       1. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.

       2. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for to have poisoned Sir Tristram.

       3. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.

       4. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.

       5. How Tristram enterprized the battle to fight for the truage of Cornwall, and how he was made knight.

       6. How Sir Tristram arrived into the Island for to furnish the battle with Sir Marhaus.

       7. How Sir Tristram fought against Sir Marhaus and achieved his battle, and how Sir Marhaus fled to his ship.

       8. How Sir Marhaus after that he was arrived in Ireland died of the stroke that Sir Tristram had given him, and how Tristram was hurt.

       9. How Sir Tristram was put to the keeping of La Beale Isoud first for to be healed of his wound.

       10. How Sir Tristram won the degree at a tournament in Ireland, and there made Palamides to bear no more harness in a year.

       11. How the queen espied that Sir Tristram had slain her brother Sir Marhaus by his sword, and in what jeopardy he was.

       12. How Sir Tristram departed from the king and La Beale Isoud out of Ireland for to come into Cornwall.

       13. How Sir Tristram and King Mark hurted each other for the love of a knight’s wife.

       14. How Sir Tristram lay with the lady, and how her husband fought with Sir Tristram.

       15. How Sir Bleoberis demanded the fairest lady in King Mark’s court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.

       16. How Sir Tristram fought with two knights of the Round Table.

       17. How